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Tuberculosis in Prisons: A Growing Public Health Challenge

Tuberculosis in Prisons: A Growing Public Health Challenge

This booklet discusses TB in correctional facilities.

Author:

US Agency for International Development, Bureau for Global Health, Office of Health Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, USAID

Audiences:

International Agencies

Topic:

Correctional Facilities/Agencies

Language:

English

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